Example sentences of "[noun sg] i found [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was cold and wet by this time , but after a tour of inspection I found the house was deserted . |
| 2 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 3 | One day when I went to give my language class at the university I found the word maricone ( queer ) chalked in large Gothic letters on the blackboard . |
| 4 | A lot of these were books written by moralistic females ; books which erm reflected various kinds of Victorian ideas , and much later on when I did some research in Oxford on Victorian literature I found a way of putting these two sorts of things together . |
| 5 | My husband died , my love , died in his car , on the night we put the clocks back , on the night of the extra hour that everyone else was glad of , though for my part I found no use to put it to . |
| 6 | When I started to make it up to my horror I found the stripes did not match up front and back . |
| 7 | And after a speedy search I found the drawer where she kept all her gym knickers . ’ |
| 8 | A few miles outside Idar I found a meadow by the side of the Nahe where I could picnic . |
| 9 | In industry I found the status system much more difficult to comprehend . |
| 10 | Returning home one night after a sorting session I found a list of messages , mostly concerning Christian Aid , awaiting me . |
| 11 | On my return I found the doors had been forced . |
| 12 | as if one superlative were not enough for a single day , just across the way from Bill 's place I found a stall serving some unusual flavours of ice-cream . |
| 13 | To my surprise and consternation I found the St Viger to be about the oldest hotel in Canada , probably First Class A-l in its time , but now somewhat run down , although the rooms were large and rather ornate . |
| 14 | When I entered the classroom I found the children , from five to nine years , well at work . |
| 15 | On this shelf I found the rest of my soldiers . |
| 16 | ‘ Then how come when we pulled her from her suit I found a folder full of Alex Bannen 's notes stashed away inside the sleeve ? ’ |
| 17 | However , when I went to the house that night I found the Ralembergs upset . |
| 18 | In use I found the sack comfortable and stable to carry with the back just long enough for me to use the hip belt , which was functional , if a little basic . |
| 19 | Next morning I found a note on my desk . |
| 20 | On one of my patrols to the end of Putney Bridge I found the body of an elderly woman , almost at the end of her life . |
| 21 | Then I realised that this was unlikely and to my relief I found an apple ; slightly bruised by its encounter with me in my bed . |
| 22 | Opening the door I found the house in darkness . |
| 23 | At the gate I found a workman , who had seen her jump the low wall separating the garden from the road , and then ride on towards the hills and Wuthering Heights . |
| 24 | Under a pillow on our bed I found a cache of fat neatly rolled marijuana joints . |
| 25 | Was that the reason I found the handbill in my chamber ? |
| 26 | For some reason I found the cardigan really offensive . |
| 27 | In the scullery I found a note propped against a milk carton on the draining-board . |
| 28 | I 've never been a trade union man myself , never saw the point , but in terms of research and analysis I found the field a fascinating one . |
| 29 | ‘ But in her hand I found a piece of dirty paper . ’ |
| 30 | On first acquaintance I found the keyhole cockpit did not give such a positive feel to the boat as the smaller cockpit rims of glass boats but none of the students noticed this . |